The Way You Do The Things You Do

by The Temptations, UB40 · posted by WaltP

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THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO
By Smokey Robinson & Robert Rogers
The Temptations, UB40
Key: G


7       -8 7  -8   7   8
You've got a smile so bright
6    -6   6    7    -6  7  -6  -8 -6
You know you could-’ve been a can-dle
7    -8   7   -8  7   8
I'm hold-ing you so tight
6     -6  6    7   -6  7  -6  -8 -6
You know you coul-‘ve been a han-dle

7    8   8    8    8  8   7  -8
The way you swept me off my feet
6    -6   6    7   -6   7  -6 -8 7  
You know you could-‘ve been a broom
-6   7    -6    7    8   8
And babe, you smell so sweet
6    -6   6    7    -6  7    -6   -8 -6 6 
You know you could-‘ve been some per-fume

8      8    8    8   8
Well, you could-‘ve been 
-8 7  8     -8   7   -8  7  7
An-y-thing that you want-ed to
7  -8  7  8-8
And I can tell, 
6    -6  6  8   -6    7    7 -66
the way you do the things you do

-8   7 -6    7   7   7  8  8   8
Ah, ba-by.  As pret-ty as you are
6    -6   6    7   -6    7  -6 -8  -6 
You know you could-‘ve been a flow-er
7   -8    7    -8  7  8   8
If good looks were a min-ute,
6    -6   6    7     6  7   -6 -8-6
You know you could-‘ve been an hour
7    8   8   8 8  87  -8
The way you stole my heart
6    -6   6    7   -6    7 -6  -8    7 
You know you could-‘ve been a cool crook


-6  7  -6   7     8   8
And ba-by you're so smart
6    -6   6    7    -6  7   -6  -8   -6 6
You know you could-‘ve been a school book

8      8    8    8   8
Well, you could-‘ve been 
-8 7  8     -8   7   -8  7  7
An-y-thing that you want-ed to
7  -8  7  8-8
And I can tell, 
6    -6  6  8   -6    7    7 -66
the way you do the things you do
 

You make my life so rich
You know you could have been some money
Baby you're so sweet
You know you could have been some honey

Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to
I can tell, the way you do the things you do
Alright, the way you do the things you do

As pretty as you are
You know you could have been a flower
If good looks were a minute,
You know you could have been an hour

The way you stole my heart
You know you could have been a crook
And baby you're so smart
You know you could have been a school book

Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to
I can tell, the way you do the things you do
Alright, the way you do the things you do

The way you do the things you do
Alright, the way you do the things you do

The way you do the things you do
Alright, the way you do the things you do

The way you do the things you do
Alright, the way you do the things you do

You make my life so sweet
Alright, the way you do the things you do

You make my life so sweet
Alright, the way you do the things you do

You make my life so sweet
Alright, the way you do the things you do

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